I've posted this before, but maybe not here. My beloved Dad told me many times that except in dire emergencies only a fool hits another man with his bare hands. Use a tool. Stick, club, baseball bat, camera, brick, rock, whatever's at hand. I keep a priest under the seat of my pickup. For those whose education is lacking a priest is a compact hardwood club loaded with a half pound or so of lead, usually used to kill fish with. Most effective when applied vigorously to the cranium and upper arms of critters and other malefactors. Just pulling mine out from under the seat and slapping it in my left palm has prevented any further aggression several times, also removed the necessity of pulling my sidearm. That's always a desirable thing.

You never have done things by halves, have you? Will they need to do anything corrective about the dislocations, or are they mild enough to self-correct once the the swelling is down, in which case immobilization is the treatment of choice anyhowzzles.

A swagger stick might be a nice affectation in a line of work such as yours, and then you have it right handy when a critter launches his reality check into Pluto orbit. Just a thought.

So sorry you cracked yer paw in two places (!) but you never do anything by halves, do you?

I just pulled a Looney Tunes slip on wet concrete & can attest that it ain't fun to try to drill three holes in a concrete pad with my tailbone, my back, and my noggin'. No casts, but I did see a few stars ... and some strong Ibuprofin. So, I feel your pain, thrice-ly. Get well soon!

I feel for you LD. I have fractured 11 bones on the job in the last 18 months and put a 1/4"x1/4"x2 1/2" V shaped dent in my strongside hip bone. I missed 2 days of work. Some if us do, others wait for the benevolent hand of slavery to "help" us. You seem like a doer, you'll be fine.

'Dog, you are one helluva wordsmith and one of my favorite-most bloggers. Oftentimes, one of your expressions cold-cocks my funny-bone, and I end up watering the old keyboard. In short, you invariably brighten my day. Many thanks.

Hey, Dawg.... you hear any skinny on the case of the Dad who killed the critter bare-handed who was molesting his daughter? I understand said animal was found in the Act, pants around ankles. I'm hoping it's the fastest no-bill in Texas history.... JohninMd(help!)

I'm new to your blog, and I love your writing. The pericarditis stories made me laugh till I cried, and still do when I read them again (and again...). I've been reading back and oh, man.... the pink bunny! Really?